Last Updated on August 13, 2025 by Editor
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Pete Grigsby Biography
Pete Grigsby is an American working in the field of meteorology as a weekend evening meteorologist for KMBC 9 News. He joined the station in 1999 and has served the station for more than 20 years. Before moving to Kansas City, he worked in Virginia, Indiana, and Kentucky.
Pete Grigsby Height
Grigsby stands at a rough height of 5 feet and 7 inches.
Pete Grigsby Age
Grigsby was born on December 11th in Kentucky but keeps his year of birth away from the limelight. Thus, his exact age is unknown. He celebrates his birthday on December 11th, as suggested by his wife, Michelle’s Instagram post on December 11, 2024, captioned “Happy Birthday to the man that always makes my heart skip a beat! 💕.”
Personal Life
Pete Grigsby Relatives and Family
Grigsby’s mother is called Phyllis Eileen Martin Grigsby, as suggested on an Instagram post on May 12, 2024, wishing her a Happy Mother’s Day. He has two older sisters, Gay and Geri. On June 20, 2025, he shared a photo of himself and his sisters on his Instagram account and called them The BEST siblings ever! Nonetheless, we will update this information when more details regarding it are available to the public.
Pete Grigsby Spouse and Children
Grigsby tied the knot with Michelle Rene on August 2nd. This is evident in Grigsby’s Facebook post on August 2, 2023, captioned “August 2nd – THE Day I married my best friend Michelle for time & all eternity…Happy Anniversary, Michelle Rene Grigsby.” Michelle celebrates her birthday on February 12th, as suggested by Grigsby’s Facebook post on February 12, 2025, “It’s BIRTHDAY Cake time for Michelle Grigsby!” The couple has two children, Pete IV and Nyle.
Pete IV was born on February 23, 1995, and is 30 years old. This is evident in Grigsby’s Instagram post on February 23, 2024, captioned “Today, son Pete IV, is 29 years old….Happy birthday, Pete!” Grigsby enjoys spending time with his family, running, watching sports, and serving in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Pete Grigsby Education
Grigsby received his high school diploma before enrolling at Brigham Young University in 1986. In 1989, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Broadcast Journalism. While in high school, he was an all-state basketball player, scoring over 2,000 points. As a result, he was offered a scholarship to play college basketball at Auburn University, which is coached by Sonny Smith and Charles Barkley. In addition, he was also offered a scholarship at Brigham Young University, Ohio University, and several other colleges. However, he decided to focus on studies in broadcast journalism and meteorology and turn away from sports.
Professional Life
Pete Grigsby Career
Grigsby works for KMBC’s First Alert Weather team as a weekend evening meteorologist. With 30 years of experience in the field, he worked in Virginia, Indiana, and Kentucky as a meteorologist before moving to Kansas City.
After working at KMBC for nearly 10 years, Grigsby decided to change his career because he wanted to create a schedule that would allow him to spend more time with his family. In this capacity, he accepted a media director and instructor position at Blue Springs School District. As an administrator, he manages and directs content for BSSD TV, an educational TV station, and BSSD Radio, a high school music radio. He also teaches a Meteorology class at Blue Springs South High School and teaches high school TV and radio broadcast classes.
Grigsby holds the “Seal of Approval” from the American Meteorological Society and has won an Emmy Award for Team Coverage of the May tornado outbreak in 2020. He spent three years as the chief meteorologist at WTKR News 3 in Norfolk, Virginia. Additionally, he was the chief meteorologist at WEVV in Evansville, Indiana, and WBKO in Kentucky.
Pete Grigsby Net Worth
Grigsby has garnered a net worth ranging from $1 million to $6 million during his successful career as a meteorologist.
Pete Grigsby Salary
Grigsby receives an approximate annual salary of $110, 000 which he earns working as a weekend evening meteorologist for KMBC 9 News.
Pete Grigsby Social Media
Grigsby has active social media platforms, i.e., Facebook, X(previously Twitter), and Instagram. He has a following of over 19K on Facebook, over 800 on Instagram, and over 2.3K on X.
Pete Grigsby Station
At KMBC 9 News, Grigsby works alongside his fellow journalists and meteorologists such as;
- Brya Berry
- Cody Holyoke
- Donna Pitman
- Jamie Weiss
- Kelly Eckerman
- Kris Ketz
- Lara Moritz
- Dennis Evans
- Taylor Kauffman
- Nick Bender
- Bryan Busby
- Katie Horner
- Neville Miller
- Matt Flener
- Matt Evans
- Brian Johnson
- Len Jeannings
- Brittany Foster
